Vande Mataram Controversy
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'Unnecessary': Shashi Tharoor On Full Vande Mataram Recital At Official Events
Tharoor said everyone respects Vande Mataram, but making the full version mandatory at every function was difficult to justify.
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Full 'Vande Mataram' Recital At Kerala Oath Event Triggers Left Vs BJP Fight
The Left has criticised the full rendition of "Vande Mataram", terming it an "incorrect step" and saying it is "inappropriate in a pluralistic society."
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Chinmayi Sripada Reacts To Claims Alleging That AR Rahman Refused To Sing Vande Mataram In An Interview
Chinmayi set the record straight, pointing to her own experience of performing with AR Rahman
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"Understand Real Vande Mataram Chronology": Priyanka Gandhi's Dig At Centre
The debate on the national song "Vande Mataram" on its 150th anniversary in parliament saw a spirited defence of the Congress from its senior leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
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As PM Initiates Vande Mataram Debate, A Look At Row Over 150-Year-Old Song
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will initiate a Lok Sabha discussion to mark 150 years of 'Vande Mataram' - the song written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in November 1875 and which quickly became a rallying cry for freedom fighters.
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Opinion | There's More To The 'Vande Mataram' Controversy Than What's Obvious
Contemporary rulers of Bengal are silent on the 150th anniversary of 'Vande Mataram', which could have provided a platform for Mamata Banerjee to showcase "Bangla pride". The reasons that encumbered the CWC in 1937 are apparently enfettering the Trin
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'Vande Mataram' To Be Made Compulsory In UP Schools: Yogi Adityanath Amid Row
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that he will make singing 'Vande Mataram' compulsory in all schools and educational institutions in the state.
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"No One Can Force Me To Sing Vande Mataram": Samajwadi's Abu Azmi
Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi has doubled down on his stand that he will not sing 'Vande Mataram' due to what he called its religious connotations. He said the BJP is responsible for creating tension among people.
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The 'Vande Mataram' Row: What Stanzas Did Congress Drop, And Why
On November 7, 1875, Bengali author Bankim Chandra Chatterjee one of India's most influential 19th century thinkers wrote the words to a poem, a hymn, that would become a rallying cry for freedom fighters, but also cause political controversy.
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"According To My Religion...": Samajwadi MLA Won't Say Vande Mataram
A huge controversy has broken out over a Maharashtra Samajwadi Party MLA's refusal to say "Vande Mataram" on the grounds of his religion.
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"Who Said You Can't Say Vande Mataram, Bharat Mata Ki Jai?": Speaker
After controversy over "Vande Mataram" and "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" slogans that were raised as parliamentarians took oath this week, newly-elected Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today said, "Who said you cannot say this?"
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"Will Send Those To Pakistan Who Do Not Chant Vande Mataram": BJP Lawmaker Surendra Singh
In a controversial statement BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh Surendra Singh on Friday said that people who do not chant Vande Mataram have "no right to live in India" and should be sent to Pakistan.
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Vande Mataram, Land For Burial Come Together In Giriraj Singh's Warning
Union Minister Giriraj Singh, long known for his controversial and polarising comments, today delivered another speech that goes against the recent promise he made to uphold communal harmony.
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Row Over Congress Lawmaker's Refusal To Sing Vande Mataram Citing Sharia
A Congress legislator in Madhya Pradesh has courted controversy by refusing to recite Vande Mataram citing that it violated the tenets of Islamic Sharia law.
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Protests Against Citizen Bill Continue In Northeast, BJP On Back Foot
Protests continued in the Northeast days after the Lok Sabha passed the controversial Citizen Amendment Bill-2016, which aims to grant citizenship rights to non-Muslim migrants from three neighbouring countries.
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'Unnecessary': Shashi Tharoor On Full Vande Mataram Recital At Official Events
Tharoor said everyone respects Vande Mataram, but making the full version mandatory at every function was difficult to justify.
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Full 'Vande Mataram' Recital At Kerala Oath Event Triggers Left Vs BJP Fight
The Left has criticised the full rendition of "Vande Mataram", terming it an "incorrect step" and saying it is "inappropriate in a pluralistic society."
-
Chinmayi Sripada Reacts To Claims Alleging That AR Rahman Refused To Sing Vande Mataram In An Interview
Chinmayi set the record straight, pointing to her own experience of performing with AR Rahman
-
"Understand Real Vande Mataram Chronology": Priyanka Gandhi's Dig At Centre
The debate on the national song "Vande Mataram" on its 150th anniversary in parliament saw a spirited defence of the Congress from its senior leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
-
As PM Initiates Vande Mataram Debate, A Look At Row Over 150-Year-Old Song
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will initiate a Lok Sabha discussion to mark 150 years of 'Vande Mataram' - the song written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in November 1875 and which quickly became a rallying cry for freedom fighters.
-
Opinion | There's More To The 'Vande Mataram' Controversy Than What's Obvious
Contemporary rulers of Bengal are silent on the 150th anniversary of 'Vande Mataram', which could have provided a platform for Mamata Banerjee to showcase "Bangla pride". The reasons that encumbered the CWC in 1937 are apparently enfettering the Trin
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'Vande Mataram' To Be Made Compulsory In UP Schools: Yogi Adityanath Amid Row
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said that he will make singing 'Vande Mataram' compulsory in all schools and educational institutions in the state.
-
"No One Can Force Me To Sing Vande Mataram": Samajwadi's Abu Azmi
Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi has doubled down on his stand that he will not sing 'Vande Mataram' due to what he called its religious connotations. He said the BJP is responsible for creating tension among people.
-
The 'Vande Mataram' Row: What Stanzas Did Congress Drop, And Why
On November 7, 1875, Bengali author Bankim Chandra Chatterjee one of India's most influential 19th century thinkers wrote the words to a poem, a hymn, that would become a rallying cry for freedom fighters, but also cause political controversy.
-
"According To My Religion...": Samajwadi MLA Won't Say Vande Mataram
A huge controversy has broken out over a Maharashtra Samajwadi Party MLA's refusal to say "Vande Mataram" on the grounds of his religion.
-
"Who Said You Can't Say Vande Mataram, Bharat Mata Ki Jai?": Speaker
After controversy over "Vande Mataram" and "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" slogans that were raised as parliamentarians took oath this week, newly-elected Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla today said, "Who said you cannot say this?"
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"Will Send Those To Pakistan Who Do Not Chant Vande Mataram": BJP Lawmaker Surendra Singh
In a controversial statement BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh Surendra Singh on Friday said that people who do not chant Vande Mataram have "no right to live in India" and should be sent to Pakistan.
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Vande Mataram, Land For Burial Come Together In Giriraj Singh's Warning
Union Minister Giriraj Singh, long known for his controversial and polarising comments, today delivered another speech that goes against the recent promise he made to uphold communal harmony.
-
Row Over Congress Lawmaker's Refusal To Sing Vande Mataram Citing Sharia
A Congress legislator in Madhya Pradesh has courted controversy by refusing to recite Vande Mataram citing that it violated the tenets of Islamic Sharia law.
-
Protests Against Citizen Bill Continue In Northeast, BJP On Back Foot
Protests continued in the Northeast days after the Lok Sabha passed the controversial Citizen Amendment Bill-2016, which aims to grant citizenship rights to non-Muslim migrants from three neighbouring countries.
